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Peace Palace (Vredespaleis)
Carnegieplein 2, The Hague, The Netherlands
http://www.vredespaleis.nl/default.asp?tl=1
070 346 9680
The Peace Palace in The Hague is home to a number of international judicial institutions, including the International Court of Justice (ICJ) or World Court, the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), the renowned Peace Palace Library, as well as the Hague Academy of International Law, which attracts law students from all over the world every summer. The Peace Palace is one of the most photographed landmarks of The Hague and is accessible to the public through guided tours. The Palace, the premises on which it stands and the Library are the property of the Carnegie Foundation. The Foundation encourages the organisation of seminars and other initiatives to foster the peace ideal and is part of the international philanthropic network of Carnegie Institutions.
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Madurodam
George Maduroplein 1, The Hague 2584, The Netherlands
http://en.denhaag.nl/en.htm
070 416 2400
For almost 60 years Madurodam has been the smallest city in the Netherlands. Canals, gabled houses and all kinds of other typical Dutch scenes: the miniature city offers you the highlights of the Netherlands on a scale 1:25.
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Mauritshuis
Korte Vijverberg 8, The Hague
http://www.mauritshuis.nl/index.aspx?siteid=54
070 302 3435
The very best of Dutch painting from the Golden Age; a splendid seventeenth-century city palace on the Hofvijver in The Hague: a combination that makes the Mauritshuis a unique museum. It is where you can see Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring and his View of Delft, Rembrandt’s Anatomical Lesson and his last self-portrait, The Bull by Paulus Potter and Jan Steen’s Girl Eating Oysters. And also where you will find paintings by Hals, Rubens, Holbein, Fabritius, Coorte, Jan Brueghel the Elder, Van Dyck and many other masters. Their masterpieces are shown to beautiful advantage in the museum’s intimate rooms. Until 1 April 2012, you will still be able to admire them in the Mauritshuis in the city centre. From 28 April 2012 the collection will be on show at the Gemeentemuseum in The Hague. This temporary location is a result of the Mauritshuis’s expansion and renovation due to take place between April 2012 and mid-2014.
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Escher in het Paleis
Lange Voorhout 74
http://www.escherinhetpaleis.nl
070 427 7730
Escher in Het Paleis is a permanent exhibition dedicated to the world-famous artist M.C. Escher, whose art startled millions of people all over the world. The collection is housed in the former Winter Palace of Queen Mother Emma of the Netherlands. It is the only public building in The Hague where the original royal ambience of a palace has been maintained.
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Nederlands Dans Theater
Spuiplein 150
http://www.ndt.nl
070 880 0100
Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT; literal translation, Netherlands Dance Theatre) is a Dutch contemporary dance company. NDT is headquartered at the Lucent Danstheater in The Hague. In addition to the Lucent Danstheater, NDT performs at other venues in the Netherlands, including Amsterdam's Het Muziektheater and Nijmegen's Stadsschouwburg.
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Gemeentemuseum
Stadhouderslaan 41
http://www.gemeentemuseum.nl
070 338 1111
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Noordeinde Palace
Noordeinde 68
http://www.koninklijkhuis.nl/encyclopedie/paleizen/paleis-noordeinde
070 362 4701
Noordeinde Palace is one of the three official palaces of the Dutch royal family. Located in The Hague in the province of South Holland, it has been used as the "working palace" for Queen Beatrix since 1984.
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Koninklijke Schouwburg
Korte Voorhout 3
http://www.ks.nl
070 356 5356